Karpin: “We must thank Pesyakov for his iron balls”

The head coach of “Rostov” Valery Karpin on the air of “Match TV” noted the game of goalkeeper Sergei Pesyakov in the match of the first stage of the ½ final of the FONBET Path of Regions of the Russian Cup against Krasnodar, despite a mistake in the first half.

On Thursday, Rostov lost to Krasnodar on penalties on the road. Regular time ended with the score 1:1, Krasnodar opened the scoring after Pesyakov’s mistake. Rostov’s goal was scored by Roman Tugarev. In the 11-meter series, the hosts were more accurate – 5:3.

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– I liked that Pesyakov continued to do what he had to do. Despite the mistake, he was not afraid. We must thank Pesyakov for his iron balls.

In the locker room, he congratulated and thanked the guys. I have no words, I’m proud of everyone. No complaints, only gratitude. The squad that played today exceeded my expectations. Young football players go to the Krasnodar stadium and give such a game. I have no words, – said Karpin “Match TV”.

Krasnodar head coach Vladimir Ivic said that the opponent made the Bulls sweat.

— I congratulated the players on the victory, on the fact that we went to the next stage. It was a big, bright game. Very good emotions. We did not plan to play without the ball, but the opponent made us sweat. It was very hard. But from the first to the last second we tactically showed ourselves well. We are satisfied with our game,” Ivic said on Match TV.

At the next stage of the tournament, Krasnodar will play with Samara’s Wings of the Soviets.

Live broadcasts of MIR RPL and FONBET matches of the Cup of Russia can be watched on the Match TV and MATCH PREMIER channels, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.